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Head Quarters, 1st [Indian] Brigade Camp Buck Creek C.N. [Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory] Nov. 3. 1862 Col. R. [Robert] C. Newton A A Genl 3rd Dist. Trans Miss Dept Col - I have to acknowledge receipt of yours of Oct 31st containing information of the movements of Genl [Thomas C.] Hindmans forces – and of Genl [Albert] Pikes assuming command of the Indian Department – which he has in fact done – Also Special Order No 28 – Assigning Genl [John S.] Roane to the Command of the troops in the Indian Country with his Head Quarters at Fort Smith [Arkansas] – I have part of my command near Skullyville [Choctaw Nation, Territory] at present where I design concentrating them If I can procure subsistence sufficient for them – Col [Stand] Watie’s Regmt [1st Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers] is at Webbers Falls [Indian Territory] and the Creeks near Fort Gibson [Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory] – I fear that it will be impossible in the present state of my command to make a forward movement – I am having them dismounted and the most of them have no shoes it will therefore be impossible for them to walk barefooted over the flinty roads – They are also destitute of clothing, and cold weather is approaching They are badly supplied with blankets in fact They may be said to have none at all – now it is out of the question to do anything with troops in this condition – I am anxious to move northward and if I could get clothing and shoes for my troops would cross the Arkansas some where near this place and move up in the direction of Evansville [Arkansas], where I am well aware an army could be better sustained than here I had ordered some time since Depots of provisions to be made at different points so that if it should

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Washington County, Arkansas; Muskogee County, Oklahoma; LeFlore County, Oklahoma; Sebastian County, Arkansas; Indian Territory (Oklahoma); Benton County, Arkansas

Head Quarters, 1st [Indian] Brigade Camp Buck Creek C.N. [Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory] Nov. 3. 1862 Col. R. [Robert] C. Newton A A Genl 3rd Dist. Trans Miss Dept Col - I have to acknowledge receipt of yours of Oct 31st containing information of the movements of Genl [Thomas C.] Hindmans forces – and of Genl [Albert] Pikes assuming command of the Indian Department – which he has in fact done – Also Special Order No 28 – Assigning Genl [John S.] Roane to the Command of the troops in the Indian Country with his Head Quarters at Fort Smith [Arkansas] – I have part of my command near Skullyville [Choctaw Nation, Territory] at present where I design concentrating them If I can procure subsistence sufficient for them – Col [Stand] Watie’s Regmt [1st Regiment, Cherokee Mounted Volunteers] is at Webbers Falls [Indian Territory] and the Creeks near Fort Gibson [Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory] – I fear that it will be impossible in the present state of my command to make a forward movement – I am having them dismounted and the most of them have no shoes it will therefore be impossible for them to walk barefooted over the flinty roads – They are also destitute of clothing, and cold weather is approaching They are badly supplied with blankets in fact They may be said to have none at all – now it is out of the question to do anything with troops in this condition – I am anxious to move northward and if I could get clothing and shoes for my troops would cross the Arkansas some where near this place and move up in the direction of Evansville [Arkansas], where I am well aware an army could be better sustained than here I had ordered some time since Depots of provisions to be made at different points so that if it should